Delaware Permit Practice Test 1
This free Delaware practice test has 30 multiple-choice questions covering road signs, right-of-way, speed limits, and safe driving — the same topics the DMV tests. The real DMV Class D Knowledge Test (given with a highway sign and signal test and a rules of the road test) has 32 questions, and you need 26 correct to pass.
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Question 1 of 30
1. What license penalty does NHTSA list among impaired-driving consequences?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA drunk-driving guidance says penalties for impaired driving can include driver’s license revocation, fines, and jail time. The leftover implied-consent wording is not on that page; this nearby official penalty list is.
2. A work zone is posted 45 mph with workers on foot beside the cones. Why should you treat that number as a hard ceiling?
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Correct answer: A. Work-zone limits protect people standing inches from traffic, and many states double the fine. Slow to the posted number before the first cone. Orange zone, orange alert: the speed is real and the penalty is steeper.
3. The light is steady green as you reach an intersection. Which statement is true?
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Correct answer: B. A green light means you may proceed, but only after yielding to pedestrians and vehicles still clearing the intersection. Green grants permission, not protection, so look left, right, and left again before you enter.
4. What first winter-driving step does NHTSA list on a slick surface?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA winter-driving guidance says Slow down. It’s harder to control or stop your vehicle on a slick or snow-covered surface. The leftover hard-brake-on-bridge sentence is not on that page; this nearby official slick-surface rule is.
5. A yellow line runs down the middle of a two-lane road. What does the yellow color of a center line tell you?
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Correct answer: A. Yellow center lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions, so anything across that line is oncoming. This color code works the same on every public road. Yellow in the middle means traffic meets there, not follows.
6. Your street ends at a T-intersection with a through road. Who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: B. When your road ends at a T-intersection, traffic on the continuing through road has the right-of-way, and you must yield before turning onto it. The road that ends waits; picture the through road as the main current.
7. A GPS in Delaware suggests 40 mph on a residential block with no posted limit. The handbook-style default you should prefer is:
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Correct answer: C. Apps guess; Delaware's default for this kind of street is 25 mph unless a sign posts otherwise. Believe the sign first, then the state's default, then the gadget.
8. A friend says every US interstate is 80 mph. In Delaware, the highest posted highway limit is actually:
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Correct answer: A. Interstate limits vary. Delaware tops out at 65 mph where posted. Learn the number for your state, then obey the sign in front of you, which is often lower.
9. On a multilane highway, white lines separate the lanes. What does the white color tell you about the traffic around you?
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Correct answer: B. White lines divide lanes of traffic that flow the same way, while yellow divides opposing flows. Reading line color at a glance tells you instantly where oncoming cars can be. White means with you, yellow means toward you.
10. A Delaware flashing red arrow is showing for your turn. What should you do?
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Correct answer: A. Delaware treats a flashing red arrow as stop-then-go: a full stop, then a turn in that direction when the way is clear. That is not the same as a steady red arrow, which holds the movement until the indication changes.
11. One sign shape is so important that it is reserved for a single message: STOP. Which shape is it?
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Correct answer: B. The eight-sided octagon belongs to the stop sign alone, so you can recognize a stop even when the face is snow-covered or faded. Count eight sides, prepare to stop. No other sign may borrow this shape.
12. How much stopping room does FMCSA say large trucks and buses need?
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Correct answer: A. Official FMCSA passenger-vehicle guidance says Large trucks and buses need the length of up to two football fields to safely stop. Leave extra space when merging in front of these large vehicles, to give them the stopping space they need.
13. You are on an entrance ramp about to merge onto a freeway. Who is responsible for yielding?
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Correct answer: A. Drivers merging onto a freeway must yield to traffic already on it, using the ramp to match speed and slide into a gap. Through traffic cannot stop safely at highway speeds, so the entering driver adapts.
14. You are passing a bicyclist on a two-lane road. How much space should you leave when you can?
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Correct answer: B. A common safe-passing standard is at least three feet, and more when you are going fast or the bike is wobbling. If you cannot give the space, wait. Squeezing by is how mirrors hit handlebars.
15. Unless signs tell you otherwise, what is the speed limit on a Delaware two-lane road?
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Correct answer: A. Delaware sets 50 mph as the default on two-lane roads, five under the 55 allowed on divided or four-lane highways. Fewer lanes puts oncoming traffic closer to you, so the state shaves the limit down.
16. What certificate must a Delaware applicant under 18 present for a Level 1 Learner's Permit?
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Correct answer: A. Delaware issues a Level 1 Learner's Permit at 16 only to applicants who present a Delaware Driver Education Certificate, the Blue/White Certificate, with a sponsor signature. Skipping driver education blocks the under-18 permit path.
17. It is late at night and the unposted residential streets in your Delaware neighborhood are empty. The legal maximum for these streets remains which speed?
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Correct answer: C. Empty or busy, day or night, the default limit on unposted residential streets in Delaware stays 25 mph. Darkness actually cuts how far you can see and react, so conditions may call for less, not more, than the limit.
18. A teen walks into a Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Delaware to apply for a first learner's permit. The office can accept the application once the teen is what age?
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Correct answer: B. The DMV accepts learner's permit applications at age 16 in Delaware. Bring proof of identity, residency, and usually a parent's signature, then pass the knowledge and vision screenings. Age is simply the first box to check.
19. A yellow diamond shows a bicycle and the words SHARE THE ROAD. What is it asking you to do?
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Correct answer: B. Share-the-road warnings remind you that bicyclists are legal traffic. Slow, wait for a clear gap, and pass with generous space. The sign exists because drivers otherwise squeeze bikes toward the gutter.
20. Why do most GDL programs limit teen passengers in the first months of licensure?
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Correct answer: A. Crash data show that extra teen passengers raise risk more than almost any other GDL factor. The limit is a safety rule, not a punishment. Fewer friends in the car means more attention on the road.
21. Delaware enforces 'zero tolerance' for underage drinking and driving. In practice, a driver under 21 violates this law at what BAC?
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Correct answer: A. Zero tolerance in Delaware means the under-21 line sits at 0.02%, so even one drink can end in a suspended license. The memory hook is simple: under 21 means zero drinks before you drive.
22. The traffic signal is dark at an intersection because of a power failure. How should you treat it?
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Correct answer: A. A dark signal is treated like a stop sign in every direction so nobody assumes they have a green. Come to a full stop, then apply the usual all-way-stop order. No lights means nobody has a free pass.
23. You have signaled and checked your mirrors before a lane change. What is the one step left before you move over?
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Correct answer: C. Mirrors leave blind spots big enough to hide a whole car, so turn your head for a quick over-the-shoulder check before moving over. Signal, mirrors, head check: the lane change is not done until your neck moves.
24. Headed downhill at a curb, which way does the official CA handbook (nationally taught hill technique) turn the front wheels?
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Correct answer: A. Official California Driver Handbook parking technique — taught the same way nationwide — says Headed downhill: Turn your front wheels into the curb or right toward the side of the road. Remember to set the parking brake and leave the vehicle in park, or in gear for manual transmission.
25. In Delaware, an under-21 driver can face a license suspension for alcohol at a much lower level than an adult DUI. That zero-tolerance level is which of these?
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Correct answer: D. Reaching 0.02% can cost a driver under 21 their license in Delaware, even when they show no obvious impairment. The state treats underage drinking and driving as a license issue first, aiming to stop the habit early.
26. A yellow diamond sign shows a small red stop sign symbol with an upward arrow. What should you do when you see it?
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Correct answer: C. A stop-ahead warning is used where the actual stop sign is hidden by a curve, hill, or trees. Start braking as soon as you see it, since the real stop will appear with little warning.
27. You drive past a posted 20 mph school zone sign in Delaware. When does that lower limit apply?
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Correct answer: B. Delaware school zones drop to 20 mph where regulatory signs are posted, effective during the times or conditions those signs show. Read the sign panel rather than the calendar, since children may be crossing whenever it is active.
28. A classmate insists everyone must wait until 18 to start driving in Delaware. The real minimum age for a learner's permit is which of these?
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Correct answer: D. Your classmate is wrong: Delaware grants learner's permits at 16. Starting earlier gives you months of supervised practice while risk is lowest. When rules feel fuzzy, confirm them in the official state driver handbook.
29. A classmate in Delaware claims the adult DUI line is 0.10%. The official per-se BAC for drivers 21 and older is which value?
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Correct answer: C. Your classmate is using an outdated number. Delaware treats 0.08% as the adult per-se line. Memorize the current figure from the official handbook, not a rumor from an older relative.
30. If your vehicle catches fire, what first steps does the U.S. Fire Administration list?
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Correct answer: A. Official USFA vehicle-fire guidance says Pull over as quickly as you can when it is safe. Once you have stopped, turn off the engine. Get everyone out of the vehicle. Never return to a burning vehicle. Move everyone at least 100 feet from the burning vehicle and well away from traffic. Call 911.
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